FIR over Congress' unit's AI video of PM Modi's mother: Report

The case has been registered after a complaint was filed by BJP Delhi Election Cell Convenor Sanket Gupta, ANI reported.

Updated on: Sep 13, 2025, 21:16:59 IST

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An FIR has been registered by Delhi Police after the Congress' Bihar unit shared an AI-generated "deepfake" video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother on social media platform X, PTI reported.

Bharat Jodo Yatra: A Congress supporter waves a party flag in Kanyakumari. (PTI)

The complaint was filed on Friday by BJP Delhi Election Cell Convenor Sanket Gupta at the North Avenue Police Station. He alleged that the video "maligned the Prime Minister's image, grossly violating law, morality and women's dignity".

The case has been registered against unnamed persons under sections 336 (Forgery), 340(2) (Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine), 352 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 356(2) (Defamation) and 61(2) (Criminal conspiracy) of the BNS, the report said.

Gupta had filed a police complaint on Friday seeking the registration of a case against the Congress and its leaders over the AI-generated video.

The Bihar unit of the Congress had shared an AI-generated video of PM Modi's late mother in which "the PM is seen dreaming about his late mother who is criticising him over his politics in poll-bound Bihar," according to the report.

The 36-second clip, marked “AI GENERATED” with a caption “Maa appears in sahab’s dreams”, has been widely shared online. The BJP and its allies had lashed out at the Congress over the video, calling it "shameful" and wondering how low the opposition party would stoop to target Modi.

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